03 May 2014

Paisley I’m
discovering who I am in this world. Venturing out on my own, away from
my parents, and finding out what life is really all about. College isn’t
as easy as I thought it would be, especially with my best friend Evan
becoming someone I hardly recognize.But then I met Gabe. He changed everything. My life will never be the same.

GabeI lived my life day to day, waiting for something great to happen. Then
she walked into the coffee house, with her long legs and killer smile. I
had to know her. Nothing was going to stop me. She hypnotized me from
the moment I laid eyes on her.And after the first kiss, my fate was sealed to Paisley.

Content
Warning: This book is recommended for ages 17 and up. Adult situations,
including sex, underage drinking, and drugs will be found within these
pages.

This is a really
really hard review for me to write. Why is that? Because although I enjoyed the
story, I didn’t enjoy it just as much. This is more a “blah” story to me
personally.

To start with, I’m
not a huge fan of YA books, and that is what this book seemed like to me. Even
though I am not a fan of them, I do read them periodically just to see if I can
find an author who writes in that genre that I will enjoy.

One of my
complaints with this book would be how extremely predictable the story was.
There weren’t any surprises that happened that caught me off guard. I felt as
though I already knew what was going to happen as I turned the page.

I did enjoy the
characters though. I really thought that the author did a great job describing them
down to the T, and it was really easy to like them. Even the secondary
characters were written very well, they all had their own personalities that
just added more to the story.

I have mixed
emotions that if the author turns this into a series, would I read the next
book? I don’t honestly know. While I did enjoy some parts of the story, some
parts I didn’t enjoy that much.

I can say this
though, if you are looking for a sweet romance with just a little bit of steamy
happening in it, then you should really check this book out. But if you’re
looking for a book that will keep you wondering about it even after you finish
it, I wouldn’t recommend this one.

Kristy and I found ourselves a
corner. I sipped a little more of my beer, finally getting the bottle a little
more than halfway gone. Nursing the drink probably wasn’t the best idea, but as
long as I kept this in my hand, I didn’t feel like such a loser. Maybe my
friends were right. It was time to quit taking the easy route. I needed to have
fun.

I shrugged. “I met him before work at
a coffee shop. He stared at me the whole time. Then tonight, when he got here,
he watched me like he is now.” I should feel self conscious, but I didn’t. “As
I waited for you, he came and talked to me, but Evan chased him away. To be
honest, he’s freaking me out a little.” Kind of, but he intrigued me so much
more.

“He can’t keep his eyes off of you.”

She was right. Even as he spoke to
the guy with him, his eyes never left me. My heart raced. I honestly didn’t
know what to think. It wasn’t like I’d never dated before. I’d had a few
boyfriends in high school, but nothing serious.

“Go talk to him,” Kristy pressed.

“Who?” Evan showed up at just the
right time. Go figure.

“No one,” I said quickly.

“She’s being silly. That guy.” Kristy
pointed. Great, now he knew we were talking about him.

“She needs to stay away from him.”
Evan put his arm around me again, only now he put a little more weight against
me. If I didn’t think he’d fall, I’d have moved.

Kristy stared at Evan’s arm a moment
then asked, “Why? He’s hot.”

“I don’t know. But my roommate says
he’s trouble.”

Of course he was. He parked his bike
wherever he wanted. “I need to use the restroom. Hold my drink.” I handed it to
Kristy.

I wandered around the house. It was
two stories, surely they had a restroom down here, but I didn’t find one. I
headed up the creaky stairs. Sounds of groaning welcomed me at the top, making
me giggle. Some people were having a lot of fun.

After using the restroom, I checked
my appearance in the mirror. I turned by head back and forth. Maybe I did need
to let my hair down. Tugging the elastic out, I let my long locks fall over my
shoulder. I fluffed it with my fingers. The crease wasn’t so bad, and besides,
more than half the people here were drunk. They weren’t going to care how my
hair appeared.

I left the bathroom and stopped in my
tracks. Leaning against the opposite wall was Gabe.

“Uh, hey again.” I grinned awkwardly.

“Having a good time?”

“I guess.”

A girl walked up wobbly, holding the
wall the whole way. She pushed me out of the way, slamming the bathroom door.
Now I stood close to him. Near enough I could touch him if I wanted.

“You sure that guy isn’t your
boyfriend?”

I nodded. “Positive.”

“He comes across like he is.” His
blue eyes bore in to mine.

“Well, he isn’t. Why would I lie?”

He shrugged. “Walk with me.”

I glanced around. We were upstairs,
and there wasn’t anywhere to go. I knew once I went down stairs and Evan saw,
he’d stop us. “It’s not a good idea.”

“Why?”

I leaned closer to him, inhaling his
intoxicating scent and said, “From what I hear, I should stay away from you.”

He chuckled. “Is that so? And what do
you think?”

I think I should see where he wants
to take me, but I didn’t say that. “I don’t know you.”

“Then get to know me. Come on. One
little walk. What could go wrong?”

The bathroom door opened and the
drunk girl reemerged. “Awesome party!”

I laughed and watched as she
concentrated on walking. Poor girl. I hoped she made it down the stairs.

“So?” He raised an eyebrow.

It was tempting. Take a walk with
him, talk, get to know him, and find out why everyone thought he was trouble.
“I think I’m going to pass.”

The cutest smirk I’d ever seen
appeared on his face. “Paisley, you’re really going to make me work, aren’t
you?”

The sound of my name on his lips was
like music. “How did you know my name?” That was stupid, he could’ve asked
someone.

“From the coffee shop when you got a
drink.”

“Oh, yeah.”

He reached out and brushed a lock of
hair from my face. My breath caught when his fingers lightly touched my skin,
and I swear every nerve was on end.

“I like a
good challenge.” He walked away, leaving me standing there, speechless.

Lacey Wolfe has always had a passion for words,
whether it’s getting lost in a book or writing her own. From the time she was a
child she would slip away to write short stories about people she knew and
fantasies she wished would happen. It has always been her dream to be a
published author and with her two children now of school age, she finally has
the time to work on making her dream come true.

Lacey lives in Georgia with her husband, son and daughter, their six cats and
one black lab who rules the house.